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Biomedical researchers at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences recently completed a three-year project that studied how to better protect pregnant women in car accidents. Partly funded by Ford, the study...

A recent study on cell phone use by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, has left researchers puzzled. According to the findings, banning cell phone use in cars not only failed to......

Here's the official announcement from FAU: Four Florida Atlantic University athletic department family members were involved in an auto accident on their way to the football banquet, Saturday. Three were current members of the FAU football team and one......

While women are slightly more likely than men to be involved in car accidents on a per-mile basis, Freakonomics blogger Eric Morris points to some interesting data compiled by the Social Issues Research Centre that finds men are between 50%......

Police officials in Harrison, N.Y., announced today they agree with federal regulators that the crash earlier this month involving a 2005 Toyota Prius was the driver???s fault and that nothing was mechanically wrong with the car. Police Capt. Anthony...

About 50 degrees here in Philly, cloudy and cold, but at least no rain. By all accounts, the defense is way ahead of the offense this spring, which is no surprise, given that the offense is rebuilding and the......

Jaguar does not want consumers avoiding its cars because of high maintenance costs, and in order to dispel that (completely fair) notion, it will introduce ???Jaguar Platinum Coverage.??? The new program offers a five-year/50,000-mile new-vehicle...

In a sobering reminder of the potential consequences of distracted driving, Lora Hunt (left), 49, of Morris, Ill., was convicted of reckless homicide for killing 56-year-old Anita Zaffke (right) in a car accident. Hunt was painting her nails while...

Volvo has issued a recall for 679 XC70 vehicles from the 2008-2010 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall affects vehicles manufactured from Dec. 5, 2006, through Oct. 1, 2009, and involves incorrect...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul was interviewed last night on Rachel Maddow's program. A year ago he announced his political ambitions on the same program. by Mark Z.......

In the wake of the gas price spike of 2008, it became trendy for states to legalize the use of low-speed vehicles on public roads. Now the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is issuing a warning that this creates a......